Automatic poultry-feeder.



P. R. PARKS.

AUTOMATIC POULTRY FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29.1914.

Patented July 21, `1914.

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FREDERICK ROWPARKS, OF OSWEGO, NEW YORK,A ASSIGN OR T0 WILLIAM 1?. KING, OF

' SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

AUTOMATIC POULTRY-FEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

To vr@all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK R. PARKS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Oswego, in the-county of" Oswego and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Poultry-Feeders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

This invention relates to new' and useful improvements in automatic feeding` devices for poultry culture and comprises a. simple and eflici'ent device of this nature having various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accom- .panying drawings, in which `in the drawings I have shown the hopper supported upon legs B. The lower end of the hopper has feed openings D formedv therein and has an aperture at its lower end in which the tube Q, 1s fastened. Gr designates a deflecting hood, which is provided with a central tubular shell F and is adapt- S carrying a pivotal pinP upon which the counterbalanced lever T is mounted, one end of which is weighted as at T2, while the other end 1s positioned underneath said stem and adaptedto impart a longitudinal move-1 ment to the latter when the weight or counterbalanced end is tilted down.y A wire, designated by let-ter W, is fastened at its upper end to said counterbalanced end of the lever and is adapted to carry a bait, such as a kernel of corn, designated by letter N. A set screw J is mounted in a threaded aperture in said bracket member and may be adjusted to serve as a stop to limit the tilting movement of the lever in one direction.

In Fig. 4, I have shown a slight modification of the invention in which a different shaped hopper, designated by letter L, is provided which has lugs L at its upper end for attachment to any support and the bottom of said hopper is provided with eXit openings, otherwise, the modified form is adapted to be utilized in the same manner as shown in Fig. l.

In operation, when the parts are adjusted as shown in Fig. l, the fowl, when it pulls upon the bait or kernel of corn, is adapted to tilt the counterbalanced lever and arm thereof which bears against the stem will impart an upward longitudinal movementto the latter, thus raising the conical-shaped valve within the receptacle and allowing the grain or other food to make exit through the openings in thebottom of the hopper and be spread laterally by the deflect-ing hood. By the adjustment of the set screw, the distance that the stem will be thrown in its upper movement may be limited, thus regulating the feeding.

It will be noted upon reference to the sectional view that the lower part. of the hopper is contracted and is concaved so that, as the valve rises, the food may fall down through to the openings in thebottom thereof.

What I claim to be new is l. An automatic poultry feeding device comprising a receptacle having openings in the lower portion thereof, a. conical-shaped valvewithin the receptacle, a tubular shell connected to and communicating with the lower portion of the receptacle, a stem movable through said tubular shell and engaging said valve, a bracket member secured to the tubular shell, a tilting lever mounted 110 l' K comprising a receptacle having openings in the lower portion thereof, a conical-shaped valve within the receptacle, a` tubular shell connected to and communicating with the lower portion of the receptacle, a stem movable through said tubular shell and engaging said valve, a bracket member secured to the tubular shell, a tilting lever mounted upon a. projection of said bracket member,

Said stem adapted to rest upon one end of the lever, a bait-carrying wire connect-ed to the other end of the lever, an adjusting screw mounted in said bracket member and adapted to limit the throw of the lever, and a conical-shaped defiector havingr a central cylindrical'opening to receive said tubular shell.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afIiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK ROV PARKS.

Vitnessee EDWIN W. PARKS, LEON E. E. PARKS.

Copie; of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, "ny addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

i Washington, 1D. G. 

